Every holiday list has that one name on it. The in-law who buys everything they want. The client you can't risk a boring gift on. The host who throws three parties a December and has seen every candle.
This post is about the gift I'd hand to all of them — and the practical part, too: how much it costs, what's actually in it, and why it ships to their door free.
What's in the Large Build-Your-Own Basket
The Large Custom Gift Basket starts with the essentials — a full self-care routine in one box — and then bends to your choices:
- A handmade soap bar — hot process, small batch, in your choice of our top-seller scents: the same nine scents our 8 oz lotions come in
- A hand-poured soy wax candle — no paraffin, in a reusable glass canning jar
- Goat milk & honey lotion — our most-loved line, in the same top-seller lineup, from Beach Breeze to Watermelon Lemonade
- An emulsified sugar scrub — organic cane sugar and cocoa butter, rinses clean with no oily film
- A bath bomb — cocoa butter and grape seed oil, so the soak moisturizes while it fizzes
- A large puff or sponge — the detail that makes it feel finished
From there, you can add more items or upgrade what's already in the basket until it's exactly right for the person receiving it. Scent-match the soap to the candle and it stops feeling like a gift basket and starts feeling like a curated set — because it is one.
It Ships Free. Here's the Math.
The Large Build-Your-Own Basket is $86 — and orders over $75 ship free. That means this basket qualifies on its own: no padding the cart, no awkward "add one more thing to hit the minimum." The best gift in the shop is also the one that arrives at their door with no shipping charge.
(If you want to see how to stretch any order past that line, we wrote a whole guide on building your best box for free shipping.)
Who It's For
The person who has everything: they don't have anything made by hand, in Santee, by the person whose name is on the label. That's the gap this fills.
The host: a basket they can actually use up — and the empty canning jar afterward is its own little souvenir.
The out-of-towner: everything ships from the workshop, so "I found this little soapery in South Carolina" travels as well as the box does.
And if a full basket isn't the fit: the smaller Custom Build-able Basket starts with soap, candle, lotion, and a puff — a great midpoint. For the truly undecidable, a gift card lets them choose their own scents, which some people honestly prefer. You can see every option in the Gifts collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the Large Build-Your-Own Gift Basket cost?
$86. It includes a handmade soap bar, a hand-poured soy candle, goat milk & honey lotion, an emulsified sugar scrub, a bath bomb, and a large puff or sponge — with options to add or upgrade from there.
Does the gift basket ship free?
Yes. Orders over $75 ship free, and the Large Build-Your-Own Basket is $86 — so it qualifies on its own, with no add-ons needed.
Can I choose the scents in the basket?
Yes — baskets are built from our top-seller scents: the same nine scents our 8 oz goat milk & honey lotions come in, like Beach Breeze, Watermelon Lemonade, Fresh Lavender, and Raspberry Vanilla. Pick your soap and lotion from that lineup and scent-match the candle for a curated set. (Want something rarer? Our soap alone comes in 21 scents and our lotion in over 100 when you order the pieces individually.)
How far ahead should I order a holiday gift basket?
A week or more. Everything is made in small batches by hand, so popular scents sell out and assembly takes a little time — ordering early guarantees the combination you want arrives before the big day.
Is the soap in the basket vegan?
Yes — all of our soap bars are 100% plant-based. (The goat milk lotion and bubbling milk baths in our shop contain milk, and every product is clearly labeled so you always know what you're giving.)
Handmade in Santee, South Carolina, shipped free to their door — build your Large Build-Your-Own Gift Basket and cross the hardest name off your list today.